It’s no coincidence that over the past few of years, with more people spending more time at home and working remotely, there has been a surge in at-home hair experiments. It has given people confidence to attempt everything from at-home haircuts—including shaving their heads—to trying extreme neon hair colors. Although the trend is not necessarily new, with bold brights being prominently sported by celebrities like as Nicki Minaj and by Lil’ Kim, recently, there’s been a new uptick in neon hair interest. Just this June, Megan Fox and MGK walked the red carpet together sporting matching matching Barbie-pink neon hair— proving two neon heads are better than one.

The appeal of DayGlo hair lies in how these colors act as a highlighter, actively drawing attention and helping you stand out and get noticed. It’s just the right hair transformation for the extroverted and the newly courageous for whom a natural hair color will no longer suffice. There’s never been a better time to try it, after all, as the viral TikTok says, having colored hair doesn’t make you unprofessional. So why not see if you’re meant to be a bright hair person? Below, we’ve rounded up the best neon hair dyes for every in-demand ultra-bright shade.

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Lime Crime’s bold and bright hair colors somehow are all super DIY-friendly, vegan- formulated, and smell sugary sweet.

Bleach London’s Gobby Pink is the ideal bubblegum shade if you don’t like pink shades that skew too magenta.

This salon-grade dye is not only extra vibrant on lightened strands, it helps to strengthen chemically treated hair with Keratin amino acids.

Overtone color works like a hair mask, delivering rich color in just 15 minutes— or you can leave it on longer for brighter, longer-lasting results.

Good Dye Young dyes deliver serious color with the added bonus of conditioning essential oils.

This dye from Manic Panic, the main name in neon hair color, can make you hair as bright at street signage.

This 20-minute mask contains bond builders and hyaluronic acid for supporting and moisturizing processed hair while depositing it’s unique coral pigment.

Especially formulated for DIY-ers, this lemon yellow hair dye will for sure make you look like a sunbeam.

For an even more extreme take on the neon trend, try out a color that glow under UV light like this radioactive-looking shade.

This green dye kit has the benefit of containing the necessary bleach for neon hair prep and being easily available in drugstores.

This extreme slime-y green is a surefire conversation starter.

Manic Panic’s Amplified hair colors are the most supercharged pigments of all— which is especially helpful for hair that’s completely white blonde.

Split the difference between blue and green with this electric teal hair dye.

Purple is one of the best shades for giving a strong payoff on mid-toned hair colors and this dye is one of the best.

For a different take on the neon trend, level 10+ hair can go for a beaming lavender shade. This one is infused with coconut oil to keep hair moisturized throughout coloring process.